Comparison

Rules! vs Maze Explorer Game

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rules!

Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.

Highlights
  • Daily Apple Watch brain workout
  • Animated sticker pack
  • Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
  • Multi-touch interface
  • Color perception assistance
  • Surprising new game mechanics
Features
Currently charting
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics

About

Maze Explorer Game

Navigate challenging, procedurally generated mazes filled with traps and enemies. Use strategic thinking and quick reflexes to find the exit before time runs out in this engaging puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated mazes
  • Dynamic enemy AI
  • Time-based challenges
  • Fog of war mechanics
  • Emoji-based characters
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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Maze Explorer is a challenging puzzle game that tests your problem-solving skills through increasingly complex mazes. Navigate through intricate labyrinths while avoiding traps and escaping enemies. Use your strategic thinking to find the exit before time runs out! Features: • Multiple difficulty levels with procedurally generated mazes • Dynamic enemy AI that reacts to your movements • Time-based challenges that test your quick thinking • Fog of war mechanics that limit visibility, adding to the challenge • Vibrant, emoji-based characters that express emotions based on the game state • Progressive difficulty that increases as you advance through levels Perfect for puzzle enthusiasts and casual gamers alike, Maze Explorer offers an engaging experience that combines strategy, quick reflexes, and spatial reasoning in a colorful, accessible format.

Screenshots

Rules!4 screens
Maze Explorer Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maze Explorer Game at Free against Rules!'s $2.99. Maze Explorer Game also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Rules!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (67 vs 3). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Maze Explorer Game is free to download; Rules! costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maze Explorer Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rules! has 67 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rules! ships an update monthly, Maze Explorer Game every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Rules! versus Maze Explorer Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRules!Maze Explorer Game
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (67 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer137bMinner Labs LLC

Customer experience

Rules!

All ratings67 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral14.9%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral12.4%
Negative16.7%

Maze Explorer Game

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rules!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
  • Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to save progress and continue from last level
  • Randomized rule order
  • Difficulty settings with longer time limits
  • Colorblind accessibility options
  • More game modes and challenges

Maze Explorer Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rules!

No in-app purchases

None

Maze Explorer Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rules! free?
Rules! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maze Explorer Game free?
Maze Explorer Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rules! or Maze Explorer Game?
Maze Explorer Game is rated higher. Rules! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Maze Explorer Game averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Rules! or Maze Explorer Game have ads?
Maze Explorer Game shows ads; Rules! does not.
Which is updated more often, Rules! or Maze Explorer Game?
Rules! ships an update monthly, and Maze Explorer Game every 2 days. Most recently, Rules! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Maze Explorer Game on October 6, 2026.

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